Improvement in combined punch, awl, and knife



H. s. HOLMES & DJWILLIAMS. GOMBINED PUNCH, AWL, AND KNIFE.

Patented May 1.6; 1 71.-

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H. s. HOLMES" AND @mti m D. WILLIAMS. OF SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS T0 DAVID WELLIAMS.

Letters Patent No. 114,820, dated May 10, 1871 antedsted Kay 10, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED PUNCH, AWL, AND KNIFE.

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Bait known that we, H. S. Home and D. WIL- Lnnrs, of South Boston, -in the county of Sufl'olk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and improved Combination Punch and Tool; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilied'in the art to make and use the same, reference bein had tothe accompanying drawing forming part 0 this specification.

The p'neeent invention relates toa tool in'which are combined a punch, awl, and knife-blade, the-'awl being secured in a novel and peculiar manner, as will he hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing 'our iinprovedoombination punch and tool is illustrated. I

Figure 1 is a side view of the combination tool.

Figure 2, a detail view, showing the manner of bagging the owl.

imilar letters of reference indicate corresponding W i A in the drawing represents our improved combination tool, of which B is the punch, similar to the ordinary hand-punch, and consisting of arms 0 piv- P g ther at D.

To one of these armsO, at the outer'end of the jaw E, is hung a knife-blade, F, that when opened.

forirnsanextension thereof,hut when closed sits or fits into a suitable groove made along the side of the jaw E to incase the cutting-edge to the blade.

G, the awl, hung by the slot bin its shankk, on n.

pivot, a', in. the groove H of the jaw J, so that by the all arranged, constructed, and operated'snbstautialiy as and for the purpose described.

- H. S. HOLMES.

I). WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

E; A. Bnooxs,

D. J. Comes. 

